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- The first-ever shooting competition exclusively for home-assembled firearms-or so-called “ghost guns”-was held in late June at a Florida gun range. These are guns with no serial numbers and thus no easy way for authorities to track down the owner or manufacturer.
The shooting contest was organized by a digital gun building collective called Are We Cool Yet? or AWCY, a group that has been pushing the envelope of what’s possible with 3D-printed arms, including a full-auto submachine gun, a “battle rifle,” and some designs that are totally unique.
Today's 3D-printed "ghost guns" can look, feel, and shoot like factory-made weapons.
To meet these gunmakers and get a true sense of what 3D-printed guns are capable of these days, VICE News correspondent Keegan Hamilton decided to enter the shooting contest in Florida-and build his own ghost gun, a 9mm Glock 19 pistol.
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@@robertofreitasfhWhy?
@@anacletoBR me refiro ao primeiro minuto do vídeo que está no link, eu nem continuei e nem vi restante do conteúdo.. botar a culpa do dia 8 em apoiadores do JB e logo linkar com capitólio, acho sacanagem
no thank you, you just encourage idiots to print guns!
It's not possible the print a functional firearm.. Not even with a metal printers.
''Criminal Purposes'' Is usually defined by the person or persons enforcing the law.
The thought of criminals in the trap house having a printer and a day of arts n crafts with the homies is pretty funny
I picture them in full ski masks filling parts.
Yeah, actually lol'd
This one 😂😂😂👏
23:55 anyone else notice the ominous music they start silently playing when they start showing all these nerds with the guns...
bias af
@@Stevie-J hahaha Clearly we could not communicate well. Ill try again since my english aint the best, cartels are making their own guns and tanks so banning citizen from guns is stupid
This is the best commercial for 3-D printed guns I've ever seen.
for real though. there's a lot of people that have gotten into 3d printed guns just from documentaries like this.
Watch print shoot repeat.
@@tbm7301 I'm people
@@noahchristensen1630 we are people indeed.
Everyone should have one
So bro went to the range, built a gun, won third place, and then went straight to the ATF to snitch 😂
Sweaar tho!! 😭😭😭🤣
You think the ATF doesn't know about these? They are being used to extremists to kill people, they know.
BAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
Pedophiles playing with guns.... he snitched on Pedophiles playing with guns. [ 21:10 ]
Oh and If anyone wants to get into semantics and say "only one guy is a pedo!!!!" Okay, lets break it down and look at this without broad generalizations.
Atleast 'one' convicted pedo (that we know of) and a group of people who allow pedophiles in their circles. This alone is screaming not so lowkey pedophile ring. (and thats without judging by the looks of some of them)
If you wanna go deeper lets consider the fact that pedophiles have a statistical track record of grouping up to exchange cp and commiting sex crimes against minors together. Not only encouraging eachother, protecting/blackmailing eachother to avoid getting caught, but also corrupting and disturbing the minds of the confused and abused children to continue this sick and evil behavior.
WHEN CODY SAYS
"These types of people... these young MEN 'quasi alienated.' " The young men there are likely being groomed and steered into becoming acting pedophiles themselves if not already. With Cody Wilsons reputation, it only makes sense for militant, politically charged pedophile MEN to flock to these types of events. *edit added the word pedo before MEN
If you dont snitch on pedophiles, who are you? I'd snitch on pedophiles stealing, I'd snitch on a pedophile selling weed. Bet your ass I'd definitely snitch on pedophiles making guns, and oh I'd absolutely snitch on the pedophile proudboy meet up.
And before anyone calls me a liberal, i support your ammendment rights your free speech your guns. Its all yours.
If all these men who love guns and so much want to make some real change in America... well you know what to do.
Bruh!!!!!😭😭😭😂😂
"made ENTIRELY from plastic and with a few metal parts" - Time to look up the word ENTIRELY in the dictionary.
that's the point, a gun bought in the black market is a lot more anonymus than that plastic online downloaded crap with delivered to an adress metal parts.
entirely OR with few metal parts
You still can't entirely print a safe or reliable gun. A plastic barrel wont last long !
@@ashleysmith3106 yeah that’s what i was wondering how will these plastic barrels last
“the first thing i printed was a cat for my daughter, the second thing i printed was a gun for me” lmao
murica
I would also print guns. They ensure a good life and no abuse from anyone.
God, I love America lol
Man's got his priorities right
Trust that’s jokes how he said that 🤣
Imagine explaining to a jury why the gun you used for self-defense had a dragon-headed barrel and a trigger guard made of plastic testicles.
It's what you had available...
why would i have to explain to the jury what underwear i was wearing at the time of the crime?
@@MrPaxio Maybe in Europe they might ask for you underwear carry license.
bro you just made me laugh my ass off😂
@@MrPaxio they wont. But they would ask what weapon you were using for the crime
Back in the 80s, my bro made a shotgun from pipes and crap he found laying around the neighborhood. We also made a launcher capable of shooting flamming cans. All without internet or 3d printers. Heck, you can do some real damage with just a slingshot and some marbles/ball bearings.
Those are called slam guns in UK they use two pipes with a 12 gauge bullet with a nail
What type of slingshot was it and what ammunition size of the ball bearings? How strong were they?
The slam-fire shotgun is the one item that puts all the controversy to rest as far as I'm concerned. The only way around such basic guns is to ban the ammunition (should only take 50 years or so to use up existing stocks), but then again one can always make their own black powder. Maybe it's time for flint control.
@@faryldaryl3975 people have been killling each other since before weapons were invented. If we get rid of all weapons, then we will use rocks and sticks. Humans will always find creative ways to kill each other.
It's pretty out of touch with reality to imply that a slingshot or a pipe-shotgun (that is single loaded like a musket), would be anywhere as dangerous as a Glock 19 or a Skorpion SMG. You ever hear about a school shooting with a pipe shotgun or a slingshot? You hear about law enforcement or the military using those? Yeah me neither.
Interviewer literally snitched to the ATF.
"You gotta be strong behind the gun" is the most polite way of saying "you're limp wristing it".
pffft, true!
i find it crazy he didnt keep the gun... he should have. print vice on it and put it in a frame
Hahaha he’s got soft hands!? I wish psie
@@Brandon-tz2wh Why print them when you can just buy some real steel from Suroosh Alvi's cousin?
You caught that too eh 😄
24:10 just to be clear, the 24,000 ghost guns recovered from crime scenes refers to ANY firearms with a modified/removed/missing serial number, not just 3d printed or 80% lowers.
Exactly!!!!!
All guns should be required to have ghost tags on them. Cars have them to prevent them from being stolen.
@@Anthony-ny8dg What is a ghost tag?
Well it is Vice after all.
They're the types that spread the 30,000 gun deaths implying it's all murders, while leaving out the part where most are self defense kills and suicides.
Got a link to the article?
Something to keep in mind, I don't think this was specifically mentioned in the video, but a "ghost gun" is classified as a firearm without a serial number; this means that a gun made by GLOCK or Springfield can have that firearms serial number scratched off, thus making it a "ghost gun". Keep in mind, when you hear all these reports about "ghost guns", a great majority of them are from regular firearms that just have their serial numbers scratched or defaced. Plus, even if someone does end up making a "ghost gun", they still have to test it out somewhere, and depending on where you live, that may be close to impossible without raising questions (LA or NY for example). Considering everything in this video, which the journalist (I forget his name) remained pretty non-biased, it's clear that it's easier, cheaper, and raises less questions to buy a firearm illegally and scratch off the serial number than making a 3D printed gun from scratch, file it down down, and refine it without using live ammo
My parents shoot theirs in their backyard. In the “country”, people shoot all the time and nobody questions it. I even know people that commonly say “I’m going to papas house this weekend to shoot” and stuff. There’s someone who knows one of these places around you.
I love the part in the beginning that insinuates that man was able to "rapidly fire" at a target 200+ yards downrange as if he would hit anything.
Those ghost gun reports and statistics also count firearms with a scratched off serial number. Ghost gun = Any firearm without a serial number or a scratched serial number
Yep, you beat me to it. Vice tried but still show their left leaning bias by not giving all the facts.
Print it with a serial number
They really tried it. Ain’t no one in Chicago got a printing factory for guns, but let the left tell it..
No firearm should be required to have a serial number or registration.
@@Charleythegod totally defeats the purpose of building your own firearm lol...
"The first thing I printed was a cat, for her."
"The second thing I printed was a gun, for me"
... the future is here.
Best comment
Im just waiting for scientist to invent food 3d printer.
hopefully
First thing I printed was a benchy to test my setup. Guess I'm doing it wrong.
For any creality 3d printer the first thing you print is decapacat
I was wondering whether or not to purchase a 3D-printer. This convinced me to buy one. Thanks Vice!
I just ordered one with my Christmas money, just gotta wait on UPS to drop it off.
@@David_Quinn_Photographydid you ever get it ? And how is it going so far I’m trying to get myself going as well
What kind of 3d printer is needed? Is there a specific one?
@Muerte_Escobar_Tatts Creality Ender 3 v3 SE is enough to get started with PLA.
You'll need something better to print with nylon, ABS and other advanced plastics.
@@Maestro7228 thank you. I appreciate the help.
Thank you for the guide into guns printing. This knowledge is very helpful in teaching beginners how to print guns for multiple uses.
This doc got more people in to 3d printing guns than anything else
Or 3D printing in general :)
Yeah! When the guy 3D printed a toy rabbit for his daughter, that's cool.. I'm definitely looking to buy a 3D printer. My kids, neices and nephews love plastic military toys (soldiers, tanks, airplanes, etc)
Don't you see it's all by design? The States, Cities, and Feds are allowing criminals out of jail and prison. They are also allowing people to rob stores without any recourse.
@@alvinjohnson2402 dont forget the guns man
LOL Yeah those guns look just so reliable. Make me totally want to build that junk.
5:17 "...Their guns are works of art"
*Show a gun with balls*
Oh there are many guns with balls in this world
I always gave my guns girl names they should have a gun with tits
So that's why Biden is so against them, he's jealous.
@@charlesblake7802 And a stock that is a thicc booty in a thong
@@combatwombatstl5598 f Biden, I got a new Mod-9 with Bernie on it :D
Ghost guns so terrifying he willingly went to an event with 100s of them. All the dudes are nerds, because building guns in this fashion is the gun equivalent of painting warhammer figurines.
The "ghost gun" crime "problem," to the extent the media talks about it, is 80% kits. Not these guys.
true, but its not like he was going to go to the trap where they sell kids guns to take the ops out.
@@ThePanshow10 I'd watch that video.
"This my glock 40 problem solva"
*isn't a glock, isn't. 40, only creates problems rather than solving them*
criminals aren't using 80% kits either. basically every single "ghost gun" recovered at a crime scene was a gun that had it's serial number illegally filed off
@@ThePanshow10 real.
@@4n4rch1st7 criminals are using auto firearms that have been banned since 1978
Issue is they printed it an angle which results in low smoothness of the straight surfaces.
They should've printed it upside down parallel to the print bed.
There are also modifications that could be done to avoid sagging of some of the critical surfaces.
Also they printed it from PLA which is not easy to sand and can melt easily, ABS would be a much better choice.
Lastly the above info is just normal 3D printer dude kind of knowledge.
Yeah, the gun going in and out of battery just fine when unloaded showed me that it was probably a feed ramp/barrel alignment or smoothness issue, not a frame issue. I expected a bit more expertise.
when you print upside down or right side up the layers sit on top of each other and when you shoot after 50 rounds the magwell cracks and the pin falls out
@@navykitty5339 You're right, it would rely on layer adhesion and that depends on print/printer quality.
But you also could print it at 90* probably sitting on its back.
@@Arek_R. for durability that’s probably 2nd best (45 degrees is 1st) but like that you can’t have a nice design on the back
@@Arek_R. The amount of gluestick they slathered on the bed tells me adhesion is an issue with that particular printer.
It has always been possible to build a gun from scratch with a milling machine and lathe. This is just the new age equivalent
There are towns in Pakistan that have been doing this for a century
AKA 3d erasers.
@@johncolgrove2397 yep. They’ve been building 1911s in huts in the Philippines for ages too
VERY good point
Zip guns have been made with just parts from hardware stores and household tool's
When the feds talk about recovering "ghost guns" they're talking about recovering any gun without a serial number not a 3d printed gun. It could be a regular gun with the serial number filed off.
Facts!
Yeah but that clarification doesn't help the narrative, so let's have no more talk of that.
Incorrect.
@@bigguy7353 How so?
@@kali6651 He doesn't know, he is just arguing to argue.
Thank you, Tim for all you do. You are an asset to the Gun community. I have just finished building my third SL 15 lower. Keep up the good work.
needle files is a fantastic idea. ive been using sandpaper around pens. this will make things much easier. I do love the discordant music vice put over the mini montages of people showing off their firearms. like "We just showed people this cool thing, how do we make them uneasy about it"
Really enjoyed the reporter and his style on this one, taking the critical side but allowing for the interviewees the same fair say. Didn't expect a piece on guns this calm and chill in 2021, big props.
Same. The only problem I had with the video is the constant fear of criminal usage in the future. Terrorist, gangs, cartels, ect. have been and will continue to manufacture ghost weapons, auto sears, artillery, improvised heavy armored combat vehicles, ect. for almost 30 years. This isn’t something new unfortunately.
"Taking the critical side"
journalists are supposed to be impartial...
The real leftists want to have firearms because that's how they control everyone else.
Yeah was legit refreshing to see VICE with such balanced interviewing. Dude did a great job of keeping it respectful and neutral
couldnt agree more
The funniest part of the video to me is the insinuation in the news at the beginning that police regularly deal with 3D printed firearms when the reality is that 99% of the "ghost guns" that they encounter are just regular guns that had the serial number removed because they were stolen and bought on the black market
It's called conflating.
By throwing in 3D printed firearms with real firearms with the serial numbers removed, they can make outrageous claims that can technically be backed up
It's a common tactic of the degenerate left.
@@kriptid4506 Yeah sure dude i'm sure you know from experience. *rolls eyes*
@@Lcg8928 I'm not even gonna try to question what that means
@@kriptid4506 He's telling you that you're an idiot, and you're only feeding fuel to that fire.
@@kriptid4506 It's not even remotely true. No one is bothering to 3D print gun parts to commit crimes with. It's plenty easy to get a gun and file the serial number off of it. Why go through the trouble of 3D printing something? Nevermind the idea that somehow "ghost guns" are more difficult to deal with in crime than other guns.
the most impressive thing about this mans 3d printer is the upgraded springs replacing the crappy oem spring.
I immediately noticed it and its a good indicator of experience with printers.
4:53
Also adding the glue on the plate beforehand is a nice little trick he did
Keegan! Awesome episode man. Glad to see you are doing impactful work.
"First thing I printed was a cat for my child. Second thing I printed was a gun for me"
😂 Amazing.
Least American dad
@@Quantemic_o a real American
would have made his daughter a gun
Wtf lmfao funny in a “I’m retarded” sense:
@@Quantemic_o on god
Priorities.
"criminals and terrorists" followed by a montage of the nerdiest looking dudes ever lmao
surprise! Snowden fits the description as well.
Yes truly scary monsters.
Heinrich Himmler was an ex chicken farmer and looked nerdy as hell!
Apologies for bringing Godwin's Law in to this this early.
And one didler
@@whiteprivilege7961 And one didler?
I'm not invested into guns or know anything about them to be frank, I'm from the EU after all.
But man, these guys have more in common with video games nerds than with criminals, just give them a break and let them enjoy the process.
Also it looks hella fun building these things.
in the fun side its cool to see each individual custom 3d guns and how long it would last
Just to be clear, a ghost gun isn't necessarily a 3d printed gun, so out of all the 24000 "ghost guns" collected by authorities, the number of those that are 3d printed are most likely very low.
So do the 3d guns really shoot
A ghost gun is categorised as such because it's untraceable, be it 3d printed or manufactured by definition. So it could literally be a stolen manufactured gun with the numbers filed off. No way to distinguish because the government won't say how many recovered "ghost guns" are 3d printed or factory built. Or home fabricated minus 3d printed.
@@stltrappin8062 did you not watch the video?
@@tedparker640 dat Waz to weeks ago go home roger
Most likely none
Fun fact, when they opened up the definition of “ghost gun” to include any firearm with a filed off serial number, there was a huge spike in ghost guns used in crimes. Who woulda thought?
Just a way to go from free people to Nazi Germany. This government wants America to be Communist China, and look how great that has gone for people.
Like every other keyword or over used statistic used by the left, it's been redefined so that the term or numbers can be used to push their narrative.
Hahaha thanks for the free knowledge
It says 3 replies but I only see one 🤔
@@Gooshytgoosemine said 4 replies, but I only saw 2… 🙄
🤔 25minutes in...dude snitched on the whole operation lmao. Got video evidence, gave details, and probably license plates too 😂😢😅
Did you really run right to the government for a show and tell? lol You went to the competition and had a blast, made some friends, and then turned rat as fast as you could. Wow.
“these guns are works of art”
**shows a gun with balls**
liberals have pooped on plates and called it modern art 🤷🏼♂️
A work of art
I bet that was his favorite one. He seems like he prefers dudes over women
Let me hang.
@@tonelab77 fax lmfaoooo
"Man cares about himself, that means he cares about other people" I don't know why, but that's the sweetest compliment i've heard from a guy that's totally on the different side of the spectrum from the vice reporter.
He's definitely a patient, curious, and empathetic guy: and kudos to Vice for not editing out those moments to make him seem like a run of the mill 2A gung-ho bro.
@@dylanlafreniere3479 haha spot on!
@@dylanlafreniere3479 I wouldn't even consider it an insult, I think this guy really cares about the image he puts out, and also understands that not every person you come across will be on the same page. They couldn't of picked a better man to show this vice reporter their side of the world.
@@OlYables he is the run of the mill 2a guy. your making out the made up fake 2a guy made by the media is the run of the mill 2a guy, dont make the same mistake in the future
My family are pro gun so we love guns and im 15 I know how to shoot a gun and and carry it like it's not a toy I carry it like it's a let's say a baby so I take care of my dad's ar 15 and other guns
Great video and loved the way they told the story. Definitely thought it to be a recent piece, great suggestion YT. Also, very poetic at the end with the burning of the gun he created.
You didn't 3d print a Glock. A Glock includes the barrel and slide, etc. You basically printed the handle. You could have done the same by carving some wood.
“Most art can’t be used to kill people.” Someone hasn’t watched Forged in Fire before…
Still correct when it comes to swords and knives.
as if you can't hit someone in the head with a framed painting
@@THESLlCK They're not designed for that though.
Gun's were originally designed to kill other humans, as they were and are much better than crossbows, which were the next best thing at the time.
@@GazB85 as if that makes it more deadly. Deaths by automobile rank #7 in all things that kill people worldwide. Not what they were built for.
Your comment.... It will keel!!
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As technology like 3d printing progresses there will eventually be no way to stop this. You can already print with insanely strong materials including metals.
Goes straight to the ATF right after xD
'Anybody can do it, and that is scary.'
Proceeds to struggle for hours while under the supervision of an experienced gunsmith.
Pride before fall. Remember when we thought no one would attack Pearl Harbor directly? Or, that people would hijack a plane and fly it into a building?
@@dadgaming6257 Yeah, but people struggling to recreate centuries old weapons is a far less prescient concern than automated warfare.
Guns are a hobby nowadays, anybody can make a sword too.
@@eloujtimereaver4504 sure, people use whatever they can find to make weapons like fire extinguishers and flag poles. Guns need only to fire once in some cases. It's not perfected now, but it will be. That's how engineering works. No one wants to make a sword though. If you can get a gun at cost of plastic materials and knowledge of assembly without need for registration. The question soon becomes, why waste the money? If you can perfect your trade with plastic weaponry to be reliable, accounting for heat generation, you just struck gold.
@@dadgaming6257 My point is that guns are as out dated as swords.
Individuals who intend to do a singular violent action are much more likely to take up whatever is to hand than to meticulously craft something.
Anyone who intends a grander scale has much more effective options in modern times.
He meant anybody can learn how to do it and that’s concerning.
"Cause their guns are works of art"
*casually showcase a glock with balls* 🤣🤣🤣
Lmaoooo hilarious
😭😭😭😭
finnaly glock to put into my mouth
@@monke6912 bro...
@@monke6912 please dont suck start your glock
Art can be ANYTHING. Art is anything you are passionate about and willing to put your all into to express your self or express “something” after creating whatever it is you are after. I wish I had the knowledge to turn my words into what I’m trying to say. In my eyes art is anything you create to express emotion for your self or others something that you make and it’s attractive to you or others in ANY way. Wether that be the eyes, ears, nose, WHATEVER.
I've worked in Foundries most of my working life and much of that time has been spent in a workshop. I was a Fitter. I have worked Metal constantly for 40 years and I'm very, very confident i wouldn't need a 3D printer to make a Gun. I dare say i could probably make one with Schematics in less than 24 hrs. That includes choosing the right AB to rifling the Barrel. I'm pretty saucy with a Lathe.
The reason why this was so fast was because the printer was already fine-tuned. Someone buying a fresh printer would have to experiment over weeks, tweaking settings, in order to get a decent firearm.
Weeks? It took me 3 months of tweaking to get my printer to print a decent benchy.
Depends, some are very well prealigned.
@Dominic Knepper 3 month I'm still tweaking 😂
@@dominicknepper2082 Amateur, I'm on year 2
@@dominicknepper2082 took me less than 2 hours to get my printer making perfect 24+ hour prints
The cheapest ghost gun is the one you can buy in an alley with the serial number scratched off that way you don’t have to spend time and lots of money building one.
Nah bro… the homedepot shotgun is by far the cheapest and easiest.
@@cybertrk no cap dawg that hoe accurate too
You might be giving money to someone that just killed an innocent person to steal that same gun, don't do that.
Good luck buying a dragon barrel gun from the alley guy!
But gun laws stop criminals from doing that. Right? Oh yeah. Criminals dont obey laws. Only responsible people do.
Thank you to all the people making this possible. "With great power come great responsibility" 🤗
Even the inventor of the first one…who plead guilty to raping a sixteen year old.
I'm not too keen to the toy looking nature of some of these, but then once I think about it, I realize that isn't going to change much. I have always been interested in firearms. I can say that as a kid, I would have been drawn into a "gun" shaped object by a kid. Luckily I grew up around responsible people that one didn't negligently allow unsupervised access to dangerous objects, and secondly taught me to respect all dangerous objects. Those 2 points are extremely important.
What really makes me mad about this is that someone really took the time to 3d printed a high point 😂
AHAHA I thought the same thing! You could almost print anything you want, and they chose a high point ahahaha
It would probably be cheaper just to buy a hi-point after you factor in time and materials required to 3D print one of them.
Because you can get all the parts for $80
@@SamChaneyProductions And you can get a real hi point .45 for $150 on most days. Seems like a waste of time.
i commented saying this before i saw you said the same thing lol
For only $350 in gun parts and plastic, and several days of your life, you too can own a gun that runs worse than a $200 hi-point meme gun.
Takes a LOT of work to make a gun worse than a hi point
Shhhh don’t let the liberals know
Yes but it’s perfectly fine as a throw away m3rd3r weapon though… IJS a lot of people who would want this aren’t interested in cycling hundreds of rounds reliably.
I’m not into guns but could totally see the fun in printing your own design and building it up. For some, printing and building is half of the fun!
YEET Cannon ftw.
i've seen an 3d printed Visual-Guidance Surface-to-Air Rocket days ago, so i must say this is scalating really fast
*I 3-D Printed a Glock to See How Far Home-Made Guns Have Come
What they don't mention in those "ghost gun" statistics is that it includes regular guns which have had the serial numbers filed off.
whish has always been possible and is very common for criminals.
ghost guns aren't a new issue, anyone with a brain can figure out that removing the marking on a gun makes it harder to track if it were used for crime.
the difference and the thing that could be a genuine concern is that you can at home, relatively easily make a fully plastic gun, that is undetectable.
at the end of the day, if someone wants to illegally acquire a gun, they will be able to, regardless of if it's bought from someone else, or homemade.
as a European, I'm all for putting restrictions on firearms, but with the sheer amount of guns circulating in the US, it's pointless to even try, the guns are already out there.
similarly, homemade bombs were always doable.
get a pipe, plug off the ends with a small hole for a fuse, put a bunch of powder in it, and here you go, a grenade.
the sheer existence of 3D printing doesn't all of a sudden make it possible, it just makes it maybe a little easier in certain cases, but that it.
On the last report the UK did about ghost guns in London (specifically 3D printed ones) they said they have 7 of them in police custody. what they failed to mention is that 4 of those 7 were printed by the police for training purposes. so in like 10 years people could have been 3d printing guns for illegal activity, only 3 have ever been discovered in the UK. and of those 3, none of them worked. and apparently its a massive terror threat in the UK.
You are correct sir! Every crime statistic that has been released are usually beefed up with things that are not the same as what they are report on . The Truth will set us free , And lock them up.
@@ledocteur7701 A famous European once said, if you want a gun, join the Wehrmacht.
“Unserialized” guns mean the serial number is removed or missing. If it was scratched off it counts as one of those 240,000.
California news will call a gun with a serial number scratched off a ghost gun
Most illegal guns are bought from the back of a trunk and are factory made weapons, either funneled through cartel or by other means of criminal circulation. 3D printed are extremely small portion, and building one isn’t as easy as made out to be by any means.
Bro straight up narced on every one at that competition. Showed their faces and everything
if someone didn't know now they know exactly how to make...thanks Vice
In the US, "Ghost guns" also include standard firearms that have their serial numbers ground off, which is far more common here in the US than 3d printed ones.
yep, the stat for 24.000 guns is very misleading, which is why they didn't say: 3d printed guns
Its still a problem, sadly everything thing good has a bad side. So the bad sude for these cool guns is that people can sell them on the streets.
@@vyros.3234 oh no, not only corporations can profit from something
@@vyros.3234 Yeah but stolen guns are more common how important is it to track a gun when the stolen guns aren't traceable either
"Also include" the term ghost gun is when the serial number is scratched off bruh, plus 3d printed guns are simply for looks unless you believe a plastic barrel won't melt after half a clip.
20k ghost guns found on crime scenes, we all know that means guns with filed, serial numbers right ?
I have a feeling that Vice left that bit of info out on purpose.
All guns should be banned to combat that, we need better gun control
@@stuckpencil2509 A complete ban on guns in America will never happen. Any real attempt at doing so would likely result in large scale violent rebellions that make the Capitol Riots look like a Sunday morning stroll with Grandma.
@@stuckpencil2509 Like Tesla said. Good luck lol. I personally think we should be at least as armed as those willing to do harm to us
@@hypnotoad28 Guns, however, are completely useless against the Hypnotoad for obvious reasons. ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!
The quack burnt it all dramatically at the end like he was saving man kind lmao
The truth of it is that criminals aren't making the guns because the skill to do so is marketable and wouldn't require someone without the ability to make an honest living, unless you're making the guns for them to profit from criminals. Which would be a great opportunity to catch criminals in of itself.
Finally, those overpriced gun skins in FPS game can be bought for real.
Literally same
We do what we can!
Printer aside, the material to print is cheaper than a weapon blueprint in COD. That's not a joke
lets get to printing 😎
What about school shooting?
respect to both of them to have a respectful convo while building what sets them apart. this was kinda wholesome.
How are they building 'what sets them apart'? The reporter didn't give his personal view on guns, just gave the guy questions from different points of view, as reporters should do in order to provoke deeper responses.
@@User36282 it's clear where his loyalty lies.
@@JJadx That's your assumption, but all the evidence in this video would say otherwise, such as him actually spending hours building and firing the guns and being in a contest where he ultimately came 3rd. Just because he gave some alternative questions in order to be a devils advocate does not make him against them. Someone so against guns wouldn't do half the stuff he did.
The reporter didn't have an opinion here. He was just literally asking questions. Have you ever seen an interview before?
Also, just because they were polite and welcoming doesn't make this wholesome.
3D printed guns just went from more dangerous to the user, to having semi-automatic shooting contests. And all you see is "Wow, look how nice and civil they're while giving an interview. " Are you naïve or just stupid?
@@yeetleslaw8529 neither. you're trying to frame me as right wing which is very funny. i'm just used to more agressive tactics from vice. 100% pro gun control btw. we had 1 shooting in my country since i was born and this is a real danger for us. although i don't see the cop as the issue here. rather the pedo with his website. most of these guns have a hobby which i don't mind at all. if you're selling easy DIY kits to the EU however..
Freedom is not safe. I loved that quote b/c it's true on so many levels.
Nobody mentioning how chill that guy is bro
Getting the feeling this reporter likes guns but really doesn’t like that he likes them.
There's two types of people, people who like guns and people who've never fired one.
I feel like he's like me, who love guns to death and find them to be technological and engineering marvels, but put off by the very apparent issue america has that the rest of the world doesn't seem to have, which may or may not be related at all to the readily availability of firearms in america.
adrenaline is pumping
Also his body gesture, he's very defensive about it
@@NotKimiRaikkonen I fucking hate them and I've shot multiple, you stupid?
I like how the ATF agent was basically unphased by the gun meet up & his main concern was not who is making these guns but what the guns are being used for.
like the atf cares, they will hunt you down for de dumbest bulshit
I like how he acted like he was suprised by a lot of it. You know damn well they probably have all those guys IP addresses
Especially with a full auto 3d printed scorpion Evo.
@@killertruth186 super easy to miss if your not familiar but he made it abundantly clear when talking to the ATF agent that he had a SOT license.
@@pdjr1991 Ah.
"I 3D-Printed a Glock" No you didnt, you 3d printed a frame.
it's funny how they're all going '3d printed guns', when the actual gun related parts are all 'real' - the only 3d printed parts are the 'case' basically.
Also, solution to this, as is done in Switzerland: just restrict ammunition. You can't 3D-print a cartridge.
Journalist guy: *gently tapping tool*
Gun guy: "you should probably give that a good whack"
Journalist: *continues gently tapping tool*
Yeah caused he worried that it may fired by whacking it, pretty reasonable to me 🤷♂️
@ Huy Cao: At this point there isn't even a chamber to put a bullet into. He is probably simply worried that the printed part might break.
Owning and operating a gun is often at the center of gun advocates manliness, so they like to emasculate non gun owners - hence the original comment.
@@fyouimbad1571 it’s not a sig, it’s a Glock. They are drop safe. Bang on it as much as you want and it will never go boom unless you pull the trigger.
@@jonboy9734 bro its a "homemade-gun", how the hell am i gonna know how safe and reliable it is, so if some dude i just met 1 hour ago tell me to whack the guns chamber, i aint gonna whack it
Because most people without experience are used to gently handling every day items such as phones or whatever.
The play on words is insane, a ghost gun, historically, is a gun with the serial numbers defaced, not a “homemade gun”
Wow insane! Lmao
They're really slandering them. Interesting video but filled with extreme bias towards gun control.
@@nolanwunderlich167 it’s vice….
@@venture2466 Yeahh looked at a few other videos, disliked most of em.
@@nolanwunderlich167 Wtf are you guys on? Ghost Guns is a company that makes build-your-own gun kits that are similar to 3D printed guns, and that’s where the term came into use when referring to guns (besides the serial number ones you mentioned) that are made yourself.
You’re mad at nothing.
I love how others talk about we shouldn't guns and say they shot before. But when put in the spot the truth comes out and you see the fear of them not knowing anything about firearms
I would have appreciated the interviewer being an unbiased individual. This guy seemed to sway toward "Guns are dangerous and there are too many of them out there". I respect the candor of the event organizer and the man that helped create a gun for the interviewer. Didn't judge him based on his views, at least openly, and didn't try to use this documentary to push an agenda but rather the idea of a future where you wouldn't fear guns if many more people had them and knew about them. 6.5/10
True but honestly he could have slandered guns throughout this whole thing. And I would personally still love it just because of the fact how many people it exposed to 3D printing guns!
"Second thing I printed was a gun for me" had me rolling
Same 😂
Murica time
I like how the ATF says they don't have an issue with it then proceed to make 200 laws
The ATF doesn't make laws, that's what legislators do. The ATF is supposed to enforce laws. For some reason, they keep releasing documents advising people of how the ATF interprets the law but interpreting the law is also not their job, that's for lawyers and judges.
This is going to be a big hit with murderers
@@Wildfire788 at some point any police will have to interpretate the law... otherwise how can they enforce it?
@@Wildfire788 Read the atfs mission statement. They actually write and push gun laws they want enforced.
@@TheShaggyRifleman even though they don’t have the legal authority to do that.
Wow, when I see these guys trying to solve their jam issues brandishing their weapons in the air 😱
The reporter's belief that control of gun ownership is a way to prevent crime was obvious and ignored facts to the contrary. But good for him to participate in the event and maybe learn about some other perspectives.
Bless the soul of the basically co-host of this documentary. He clearly is on a different point on the political spectrum as VICE is, yet opens his door, arms and heart for them to show them a little piece of his world. Fully free of judgement or pushing any sort of believe system.
That is how we should talk to each other, instead of this hateful "YOU AGAINST ME" mentality that is forced down our throat.
yeah man I totally was about to comment just smth like what you've posted, this guy has just the right energy level on every spectrum
I at least think that VICE deserves some credit for showing this guy’s point of view instead of just censoring it in order to push more of an agenda.
You mean an ethical, professional, and responsible journalist? Definitely need more of them. Vice has fairly high journalistic standards, though. They may do a lot of the clickbaity topics: drugs and lifestyle. If you feel personally injured by one of their publishings, then you should probably reflect upon yourself and life. Vice senior leadership and its founders are all over the political spectrum which puts them, imo, perfectly in the centrist category where all journalism should be. It's unfortunate that extremism from both political angles have taken over the top media outlets.
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Definitely very one sided but I like that they showed they others point of view
FYI the 24,000 "ghost guns" referenced are not all 3D printed. The majority (23,000+) are regular firearms that have had the serial numbers removed by the user/seller to try and hide the weapons origin (stolen).
Yep, it's called called using misinformation to sell your agenda.
@@Brian--0311 That is untrue. Serial numbers are stamped into the metal/plastic of a weapon. If you grind the material down enough, the number can and will disappear completely. However, most guns have serial numbers in multiple locations. So, you would have to grind off multiple serial numbers to make it a ghost gun
It IS possible to completely remove a serial number. But just attempting to remove it constitutes a federal crime, and any weapon recovered with a damaged SN is considered a "ghost gun" by LE. This whole myth that they can't be removed is just that, myth.
@@aztronomy7457 moving the goalposts, huh? nice try.
@@pww571Williams you should never file the serial nr, rather drill them.
the real crime was the burning plastic at the end
Jamming will be an issue due to the expansion when fired, so for it to work then would feel loose in places but that will change when materials for 3d printing get better
Important note that should have been made when showing the statistics about ghost guns is that a legally made weapon with a serial number which thereafter has its serial number melted or filed or somehow removed is legally considered a ghost gun and makes up an extremely large portion of those numbers.
Almost ALL the guns considered "ghost guns" are just guns with a serial number that's been removed. That includes a lot of the guns Obama gave to the Mexican cartels in operation fast and furious.
Ultimately the end result is now-untraceable guns, but the number of weapons that have a record of having been manufactured and are not longer traceable, and the number of guns of which there is no record of production at all, are both worth knowing. As is the the sum of those.
@@firelizard2 so you'd want a government registry? Oh ya...those have NEVER been used to confiscate guns and subjugate a now defenseless population.
I would guess that firearms that have been tampered or had serial numbers removed, make up more than 75% of that statistic.
You think stats on untraceable firearms are accurate?
Legal concerns aside, the ability to completely customize the aesthetics of a gun with a bit of 3D modeling know-how is incredibly cool.
If you're customising your registered gun I think it's really cool. There's no need to own a ghost gun
@@pepperroni6252 And why do you say that ? why do you think the government needs to know what you have ? you know that it's not a privilege correct it's a RIGHT as a US citizen,
As long as you're a law abiding citizen what's the difference between buying a complete AR-15 from a gun shop or putting one together yourself ? in the end it's the same weapon!
you can also make a gun not look like a gun, which is scary
@@bertbccfu9564 Because the whole word is the US?
@@diddlenfiddle7311 I'm not talking about the rest of the world I'm talking about our Second Amendment which is being infringed upon
A metal shop would be a lot more expensive, but anyone with one and the know how can make steel weapons without serial numbers. Anyone with a metal lathe can make barrels, which is the only thing really making a gun traceable from a forensic standpoint. This is only different is that these 3-d printed guns are cheaper and easier to make.
"the amount of effort put into this; you wouldn't need to go and do someone harm"
Reporter: Ghost guns are extremely dangerous
Guy with ghost gun: think my hammer broke
Another guy: haha veiny ballsack gun
Yeah never heard of a dangerous killer using his first murder weapon to make a cat, but hey he’s gotta be evil because a washed out “news” source tells us it is right?
I do have to admit the journalists tried to keep an open mind…to an extent
Lmao 😂
shoot leftist nazis in the face if they try its self defense, JUSTICE FOR JACOB GARDNER
@@nonpogreyaccount3038 your gonna get put on a list homie 😬😬
I love how they just agreed to disagree and so respectful towards each other. They did not cut each other off and genuinely asked each other for their perspective. Amazing
It’s a very rare thing nowadays! Tolerance, I mean.
Agree
I think the reporter was playing softball with him and did a terrible job. He wasn't asking them any hard questions or pointing out any of the holes in their arguement.
Bruh they just waited until they can edit and release the video to smear them.
Democracy at work!
15:54 cool thing Rob did. When he pointed at his shirt to ask about which parts have malfunctioned.
Vice reporter: check out these guns you sent me in undercover to check out.
ATF agent: I'm concerned that looks like a toy.
(ATF agent turns toward computer and types "found a new reason to shoot people with nerf guns guy". send to whole office)
I love how the ATF agent seems like he genuinely enjoys the sight of all of those 3d printed guns
He seems to pretty much understand that its nerds playing around. Hence why his major concern is the color schemes.
They're definitely pretty. Also, likely VERY recognizable.
@No Touchy there was an atf agent who killed himself by NDing, not sure how that is physically possible but the fb comments were hilarious.
@@shelbyneely1572 what is 'NDing?'
@@nevercertain ND=negligent discharge. The guy literally shot himself and became a good cop.
The fact 3D printing has come this far is so beautiful
I hope the goverments of the world see this as a warning. No matter what they do no matter what they try they Will never be able to enslave us all .
I just want 3d printed food to become a thing. I want my Star Trek style hungry man meal.
@@KRYMauL nasa is working on that
@@kingdogdog2972 A few players are actually in the space, but yeah NASA is the main force behind it.
@@KRYMauL pretty sure you'll regret that once it's ready, and want normal vending machines back
I am much less worry about individuals getting hold of a gun than other things on TH-cam. Basic DIY on camera guided missiles just have to add the explosive payload, basic navigation program, and a few more thrusters . The hard part is layout to anyone with an You Tube account. The are also plenty of video on how to make your own explosive from readily available materials. These thoughts will definitely discomfort me next time I board a flight.
Informative. NG, I'm biased. I don't like most of what I've seen from VICE. But this is the most balanced report I've seen from them. The reporter wasn't neutral but still included differing opinions. Worth a watch.
I love how the ATF agent is more impressed than concerned
They probably had an undercover agent at the competition. The ATF agent's reaction seemed fake to me, like he already knew.
How do you know he is not concerned? He might be very concerned and even use the video to ID the people using facial ID software. And they won't see it coming until armed ATF agents are breaking down their doors.
@@ElfServiceNG well, they probably had to clear the competition with the ATF before they were legally able to hold it.
Still wouldn't trust him around my dog
I love how a sex offender is someone this video thought was a good source.
"They had the first ever 3d printed shooting competition"
"REALLY?!" - 97% sure he knew.
Idk he looked genuinely excited.
@@DarkAngelEU He's with the alphabet boys ofc he knew
@@guillelazza Yup, ATF probably organized it, hence the big group photo at the end that'll be on record.
@@guillelazza Well, he could know AND still be excited. I know I would be if I worked at a department filled with drugs, liquor and guns. It's American Valhalla.
Ten percent of the attendants were feds
Idk, man... the only thing left is plastic bullets, a plastic shell and a different kind of powder untraceable by x-ray machines and it wouldn't be long before we see these popping up at places we don't want them to be like an airplane.
Homie literally snitched at the end, WITH VIDEO loool